CVE-2026-27591

Winter: Privilege escalation by authenticated backend users

Published Mar 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 10 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Winter is a free, open-source content management system (CMS) based on the Laravel PHP framework. Prior to 1.0.477, 1.1.12, and 1.2.12, Winter CMS allowed authenticated backend users to escalate their accounts level of access to the system by modifying the roles / permissions assigned to their account through specially crafted requests to the backend while logged in. To actively exploit this security issue, an attacker would need access to the Backend with a user account with any level of access. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.477, 1.1.12, and 1.2.12.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pgpf-m8m4-6cg6 Winter vulnerable to privilege escalation by authenticated backend users
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wintercms:winter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Wintercms
Wintercms winter
Vendors & Products Wintercms
Wintercms winter
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Description Winter is a free, open-source content management system (CMS) based on the Laravel PHP framework. Prior to 1.0.477, 1.1.12, and 1.2.12, Winter CMS allowed authenticated backend users to escalate their accounts level of access to the system by modifying the roles / permissions assigned to their account through specially crafted requests to the backend while logged in. To actively exploit this security issue, an attacker would need access to the Backend with a user account with any level of access. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.477, 1.1.12, and 1.2.12.
Title Winter: Privilege escalation by authenticated backend users
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-639
CWE-915
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 12, 2026, 2:23 PM
Reserved
Feb 20, 2026, 5:40 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 11, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:27 AM